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Trump Labor Dept. yanks added beryllium exposure protections
June 30, 2017“The proposal to weaken standards that limit exposure to beryllium for shipyard and construction workers is a step backwards.”
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After nine years, arbitrators bounce AFL-CIO complaint on Guatemala labor conditions
June 30, 2017“This decision drives home the fact that U.S. trade deals do not protect workers. In truth, this failure is by design.”
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Trump Labor Dept. takes first step toward yanking overtime pay rule
June 29, 2017In plain English, what the Labor Department wants OMB to do is to open the new rule up to corporate challenges.
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Republicans squabble over prevailing wage law
June 28, 2017“If all 25 states with prevailing wage laws today weakened or outright repealed their statutes, an additional 99,000 blue-collar construction workers would see their incomes fall below the poverty level," said the National Association of Building...
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Nurses’ union blasts Calif. lawmakers for dropping single payer health care bill
June 28, 2017The Golden State houses one of every eight people in the U.S., and the measure would have covered all of them.
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With Washington state govt. shutdown looming, unions pressure lawmakers to solve budget impasse
June 22, 201799 percent of Washington state workers earn below-market rates.
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Richard Trumka: Widening income inequality threatens democracy worldwide
June 9, 2017“In a world of global corporations and big data, of Nissan and Uber, collective power is the only form of empowerment that actually exists for ordinary people.”
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Lawmakers propose $20M to protect workers in gig economy
June 1, 2017The pilot program would be run through grants to states, local governments and non-profit groups.
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